Dan's six years in the US Navy spanned Special Operations training to Advanced Electronics and Computers.

After the military it was back to school to study Wildlife Ecology.

In 1978, Dan started his own Defense Systems Engineering business and although successful, in 1980 he was recruited by the IBM Corporation. For six years Dan designed and programmed advanced automation systems (Robots), and in 1986 he moved to Seattle where he worked in Technical Sales and Consulting until his retirement from IBM in 2007.

These various occupations provided Dan the opportunity to travel to many countries around the world, exploring them by motorcycle and backpacking.

His love of riding motorcycles really took hold in 1969 with the purchase of a new Royal Enfield 750 Interceptor. A few years ago, and many bikes later, he discovered the joys and challenges of off-road riding on his 2004 BMW R1150GS Adventure - way off road.

Dan has long been interested in motorsports, and has competed in both SCCA Auto and AMA Motorcycle Amateur Road Racing. Other interests include Photography, Cooking and Nature. Dan brings four decades of riding, mechanical and GPS navigational skills to the GlobeRiders team.